Past Presidents
The history of the MRA is rich, the future is unlimited.
Throughout the years the Missouri Restaurant Association’s growth has been supported by the loyal service of its presidents.
1935 C. M. Hayman. Sr., Kansas City
1936 W. F. Jullier, St. Louis
1937-39 Harold Maib, Lexington
1940-45 E. C. Lawrence, Joplin
1946-48 S. L. Wolfberg, Kansas City
1949 J. W. Putsch, Kansas City
1950 Fred C. Pierce, Joplin
1951 C. K. Pittser, St. Joseph
1952 Harry H. Pope, St. Louis
1953 Jessie Alice Cline, Columbia
1954 Raymond L. Gibson, St. Joseph
1955-56 John Adcock, Jefferson City
1957 J. W. Putsch, Kansas City
1958 Willis Julier, St. Louis
1959-60 Rick Harman, Kansas City
1961 Art Schneithorst, St. Louis
1962 Ned Eddy, Sr., Kansas City
1963 Al Turner, Canton
1964 Paul Robinson, Kansas City
1965 Leslie Stephenson, Kansas City
1966 B. R. Christie, St. Joseph
1967 Jim Fuelling, St. Louis
1968 Mike Fandos, St. Louis
1969 George Koch, Springfield
1970 Jack Webb, Kansas City
1971 Louis Shelbourne, Columbia
1972 James Regan, Kansas City
1973 Ernie Johansen, St. Louis
1974 C. M. Hayman, Jr., Kansas City
1975 Gene Gray, St. Louis
1976 Floyd Kennon, Potosi
1977 Loyd Stephenson, Kansas City
1978 Kenneth Hill, Kansas City
1979 Fred Krumm, St. Louis
1980 John Foster, Kansas City
1981 Charles W. “Chuck” Ladd, Branson
1982 C. Marshall Scott, St. Louis
1983 Carl DiCapo, Kansas City
1984 Dick Walls, Columbia
1985 Charles Finninger, St. Louis
1986 Richard C. May, Kansas City
1987 Michael Craig, Osage Beach
1988 Norman Sewing, St. Louis
1989 Dorothy J. Muck, Kansas City
1990 Roy Moorman, Waynesville
1991 Forrest Miller, St. Louis
1992 Vince Totta, Kansas City
1993 Willard Stout, Joplin
1994 Ronald D. Regan, Kansas City
1995 Allan M. Scott, St. Louis
1996 Cliff D. Harlow, Chillicothe
1997 George M. Cascone, Kansas City
1998 Wayne Schweigert, St. Genevieve
1999 Robert Kirkwood, St. Charles
2000 Steve Cole, Kansas City
2001 Gary Leonard, Springfield
2002 Linda Craig, Lake Ozark
2003 Greg Hunsucker, Independence
2004 Ron Barkley, Kansas City
2005 Lou Garesche', St. Louis
2006 Michael Wiggins, Joplin
2007-08 John Lane, Columbia
2008-09 Carl Brandt, Kansas City
2010 Tom Kuhn, O’Fallon
2011 Richard Walls, Columbia
